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KAWAKITA, Hideya
Professor - Department of Design, Visual Design & Direction |
31 December, 2005 |
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| 1947 | Born in Fukuoka |
| 1971 | B.F.A in Visual Design, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1992-03 | Professor, Tohoku University of Art and Design |
| 2003- | Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts; Member, Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. |
| Member, Japan Package Design Association; Japan Design Consultant Association; Japan Urban Design Institute |
Research Activities
Group Exhibitions
| 1977 | Media Arts Exhibition (Seibu Museum of Art) |
| 1978 | Modern Public Posters Exhibition (Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization) |
| 1980 | The Labyrinth of Creation (Seibu Museum of Art) |
| 1980 | The 20th Century Posters Exhibition (Musashino Art University) |
| 1980 | The Modern Posters Exhibition (Tokyo University of the Arts) |
| 1987 | The 100th Anniversary of Tokyo University of the Arts Exhibition (Ginza Matsuya) |
| 1988 | Super Designing Exhibition (Ginza Printemps) |
| 1995 | Japan Design Exhibition (Shibuya Bunkamura) |
| 1997 | My Special Furniture Exhibition (Hanae Mori Gallery) |
| 2001 | Design Spirit of Japan Exhibition (Tokyo University of the Arts) |
| 2002 | Japanese Advertising History Exhibition (Advertising Museum Tokyo) |
Awards
| 2000 Good Design Awards (for two pieces of work); 2001 National Geographic Advertising Award (as a Photographer); 2002 Grand Prix, Japan Package Design Award |
Solo Exhibitions
1977 Iwataya NIC (Fukuoka); 1978, 1980, 1983 (Tokyo Designers Space); 1982 Tenjin CORE (Fukuoka), Kintetsu Department Sore Gallery (Kyoto);
1986 Tokiwa Hall (Oita); 1987 Tokyo Central Museum (Tokyo), NOAK Hall (Fukuoka); 1988 Yamaichi Hall (Kyoto), Setagaya Museum (Tokyo);
1989 Shukosha Hall (Fukuoka); 1990 Wiz Wonderland (Hiroshima), Sendai Forus (Miyagi); 1991 Bell Hall (Fukui);
1992 Shizuoka Industrial Hall (Shizuoka); 1993 Kobe Industrial Hall (Hyogo); 1994 Yokohama Business Park (Kanagawa);
1995 Nagoya Fukiage Hall (Aichi); 1995 Tohoku University of Art and Design (Yamagata) |
Educational Activities
| Instructor of Design : Undergraduate and Graduate Courses |
Social Activities
| 1988 Jury Member, MITI Good Design Award; 1989 Advisory Designer in Fukui Prefecture; Jury Member, "Made in Kyoto Best Design Award"; Chairman, Japan Eyeglass Design Exhibition; MITI Professional Committee on the Member, "Design Year"; 1990 Jury Member, JAL Foundation World Haiku Contest; Vice-Chairman, MITI Good Design Award; Member, Ibaraki Prefecture Brain Harmony Design Committee; Member, Fukui Industrial Design Promotion Planning Committee; 1991 Jury Member, Takaoka Craft Design Competition; 1992 Jury Member, Japan Jewelry Design Competition; 1993 Professional Committee, MITI Design Policy Council; Jury Member, Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Award; 2001 Chairman, Good Design Award, MITI Communication Department |
Key Words
| "Design" can be summed up with the following definition: a plan to improve living and society by applying the creative and imaginative powers of mankind as tools of betterment. |
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